Just Shapes & Beats is an action video game developed and published by Canadian indie team Berzerk Studio. It was released on May 31, 2018 for PC and Nintendo Switch. It is a game where players take on control of a colorful shape which has to survive by dodging pink shapes that move on the beat of the background music.
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Gameplay
Just Shapes & Beats is an action game that consists of controlling a colorful shape and avoiding pink shapes which move in a variety of ways across the screen to the beat of the background music. You can only move your shape in a forward direction with a fast, small dodge that grants temporary invincibility. The game is played with four players which all try to survive. When one player dies by getting hit by multiple pink shapes, a teammate can revive him. The game consists of multiple levels which ramp up in difficulty the further you progress in the game.
The game features a full story mode.
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Development
The first demo of the game was revealed at PAX 2016 and was said to be released that summer. The game got hit with a delay for late 2016 to early 2017 during the event. After that it got another delay for summer 2018. On March 20, 2018 it was announced that the game would also receive a release on the Nintendo Switch.
Reception
Just Shapes & Beats received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
Accolades
Just Shapes & Beats received numerous awards prior to its release. It won the Indie Megabooth Alumni at PAX Prime in 2014 and at PAX East in 2015, came second in the Catapulte Contest in 2014, got picked for the Indie Mega Exchange's The MIX GDC in 2015, won the SideQuesting's Team Choice Award at PAX East in 2015 en won Destructoid's Best of PAX at PAX East in 2015.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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